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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Evans!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammer. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evans circles away.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Evans closes the distance and pushes Hammer back into the cage.
Hammer wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hammer misses with a head shot. Evans uses the momentum to regain guard.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Hammer throws and elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammer's guard. Nice move by Evans!
Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammer is working an open guard so Evans takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans leaves Hammer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evans lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hammer backs up against the cage.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.
Evans has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hammer uses from the top position.
Hammer trying to move into half guard but instead Evans has managed to sweep!
Hammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Hammer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hammer tries to get out of the position.
Hammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Hammer has his hands on Evans's head, controlling the position.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Evans.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammer. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Evans tries to avoid it but Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Evans to the ground. Evans escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Evans.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evans. Evans obviously looking to wear him down.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammer is stalling here. Evans is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hammer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Evans has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evans working the ground and pound.
Evans decides to stand back up.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hammer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throwing strikes but Evans bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Hammer won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Evans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hammer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Evans tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Evans avoids the attempt from Hammer to control.
Evans unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Evans thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Evans throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Evans throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hammer because Evans loaded up on that one.
Evans thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Evans unloads with some shots from mount but Hammer bucks and avoids them well.
Evans lands a nice shot to the head.
Hammer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
Evans thows a huge punch but Hammer dodges it nicely.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammer tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Evans!
Evans thuds his right hand into Hammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Evans throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Hammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Evans tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Evans lands a head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammer.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Hammer on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Hammer on that attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Evans tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Evans somewhat.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evans's guard.
Evans is looking to stand up but Hammer isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans wriggles free and stands up.
Gregory Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Hammer has his takedown stuffed
and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hammer!
Paul Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans unloads with some shots from mount but Hammer bucks and avoids them well.
Hammer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Evans looking to finish Hammer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hammer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Evans looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gregory Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Hammer is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Hammer flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Evans anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Hammer and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Evans slips an arm under Hammer chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Evans has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Evans is squeezing on Hammer like an anaconda would it's prey. Hammer fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Evans!
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RATING
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